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Today in History: Supreme Court declares contraceptive ban unconstitutional

6/7/2026

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On June 7, 1965, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Connecticut’s ban on contraceptives in *Griswold v. Connecticut*, ruling 7-2 that the law violated the constitutional right to marital privacy. The decision established privacy as a protected liberty, laying groundwork for later reproductive-rights cases.

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On June 7, 1965, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Connecticut’s ban on contraceptives in *Griswold v. Connecticut*, ruling 7-2 that the law violated the constitutional right to marital privacy. The decision established privacy as a protected liberty, laying groundwork for later reproductive-rights cases.